Small cars: Winners & losers

2013 Chevrolet Spark

Joe Wiesenfelder: Loser The interior quality isn't good enough, even for a microcar. But beyond that, I think the demand for such small-fries is overestimated. You can get comparable mileage in larger, higher-quality cars from Chevy and others. I don't see Chevy pricing this thing cheap enough to make it sell.

Joe Wiesenfelder: Loser The interior quality isn't good enough, even for a microcar. But beyond that, I think the demand for such small-fries is overestimated. You can get comparable mileage in larger, higher-quality cars from Chevy and others. I don't see Chevy pricing this thing cheap enough to make it sell.

Mike Hanley: Loser In an era of improving cabin quality in even the smallest cars, the Spark stands as a disappointment. The hatchback has perhaps the worst climate control knobs around, and the seats look like they're finished in an industrial vinyl. It's going to need a bargain-basement price tag to push aside all its interior-quality issues.

Mike Hanley: Loser In an era of improving cabin quality in even the smallest cars, the Spark stands as a disappointment. The hatchback has perhaps the worst climate control knobs around, and the seats look like they're finished in an industrial vinyl. It's going to need a bargain-basement price tag to push aside all its interior-quality issues.